Call for Advance Delegate Motions (ADMs) Advance delegate motions (ADMs) for the delegates’ meeting at this year’s U.S. Open are due before May 16...
April 2023
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US Chess is accepting nominations for the Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction. This annual award recognizes a chess instructor who...
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Join US Chess' Chess in Education Committee for the next monthly (April) Webinar, Large or Small, Your School Chess Program Can be Successful and...
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We published the first in an occasional series of reprints of important Soviet-era essays and articles in the April issue of Chess Life. It is a...
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GM Hikaru Nakamura became the first player to book his ticket to join GM Magnus Carlsen in the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2023 finals, winning the...
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Editor's Note: You can download the bulletin version of this article, with annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi, here. The opening act of the 2023...
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Finishing in clear first place, IM Jason Liang won the US Chess 2022 Grand Prix with 222.68 tournament points. GM Brandon Jacobson was second with 177...
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Editor's note: We are pleased to present the first of our daily bulletins in pdf for your print-at-home pleasure. You can also read the story and...
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Readers following along with the recent norm quests of American players might have caught on to just how difficult it is to earn an elusive GM norm...
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Webster University, hosting the President’s Cup for the first time, put its homecourt (homeboard?) advantage to use, winning all three of its matches...
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The XIV Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 6-12, 2023 at the Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba. The event...
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The XVI Continental Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 14-24, 2023 at the Hotel Emotions Juan Dolio, Juan Dolio, Dominican...